Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950)
When Pa wins a jingle-writing contest, he and Ma head for New York City. They they get in trouble with gangsters when they lose some stolen money which they had already agreed to deliver to one of the thugs.
Director:
Charles Lamont
Writers:
Martin Ragaway, Leonard B. Stern.
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Marjorie Main as Ma Kettle |
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Percy Kilbride as Pa Kettle |
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Richard Long as Tom Kettle |
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Meg Randall as Kim Parker Kettle |
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Gregg Martell as Louie |
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Charles McGraw as Shotgun Mike Munger |
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Kathryn Givney as Mrs. Victoria Masterson |
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Jim Backus as Joseph "Little Joe" Rogers |
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Elliott Lewis as Detective Sam Boxer |
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Paul McVey as Harold Masterson |
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Bert Freed as Dutch (Third New York Henchman) |
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Hal March as Detective Mike Eskow |
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Lester Allen as Geoduck (uncredited) |
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Leon Belasco as Beauty Salon Manager (uncredited) |
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Dale Belding as Danny Kettle (uncredited) |
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Stanley Blystone as Train Conductor (uncredited) |
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Leonard Bremen as Tour Bus Guide (uncredited) |
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Margaret Brown as Ruthie Kettle (uncredited) |
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George Calliga as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Jack Chefe as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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Charles Coleman as Charles the Butler (uncredited) |
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Lynn Craft as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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Helen Dickson as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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Paul Dunn as George Kettle (uncredited) |
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Diane Florentine as Sara Kettle (uncredited) |
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Bess Flowers as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Slim Gaut as Bus Passenger (uncredited) |
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Joe Gilbert as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Dick Gordon as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Maurice Gosfield as New York Tour Ticket Seller (uncredited) |
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George Hoagland as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Teddy Infuhr as Benjamin Kettle (uncredited) |
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Jackie Jackson as Henry Kettle (uncredited) |
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Sherry Jackson as Susie Kettle (uncredited) |
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John James as Roberts (Masterson's Chauffeur) (uncredited) |
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Larry Keating as Lt. Klein (uncredited) |
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Douglas Kennedy as George Donahue (uncredited) |
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Donald Kerr as First Cab Driver (uncredited) |
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Mike Lally as Counterman (uncredited) |
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Donna Leary as Sally Kettle (uncredited) |
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Rex Lease as Clallan County Sheriff (uncredited) |
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Peter Leeds as Tall Beautician (uncredited) |
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Wilbur Mack as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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John Marley as Second Cab Driver (uncredited) |
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Beverly Mook as Eve Kettle (uncredited) |
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Charles Morton as Bus Passenger (uncredited) |
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Forbes Murray as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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William Newell as Horace "Hank" Hawkshaw (uncredited) |
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William H. O'Brien as Waiter at Party (uncredited) |
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Garry Owen as Delivery Man (uncredited) |
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Eugene Persson as Willie Kettle (uncredited) |
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Elana Schreiner as Nancy Kettle (uncredited) |
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J.P. Sloane as Billy Kettle (uncredited) |
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Olan Soule as Salon Technician (uncredited) |
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Brick Sullivan as Policeman at Station House (uncredited) |
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Willard Waterman as J.J. Schumacher (uncredited) |
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James Westerfield as Harvey (Zoo Attendant) (uncredited) |
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Chief Yowlachie as Crowbar (uncredited) |
| Directing | Charles Lamont | Director |
| Writing | Martin Ragaway | Screenplay |
| Writing | Leonard B. Stern | Screenplay |
| Production | Leonard Goldstein | Producer |
| Editing | Russell F. Schoengarth | Editor |
| Camera | Charles Van Enger | Director of Photography |
| Art | Bernard Herzbrun | Art Direction |
| Art | Emrich Nicholson | Art Direction |
| Art | Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Art | Oliver Emert | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Leslie I. Carey | Sound |
| Sound | Joe Lapis | Sound |
| Sound | Milton Schwarzwald | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rosemary Odell | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan St. Oegger | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Visual Effects | David S. Horsley | Visual Effects |
| Directing | William Holland | Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Tom Ouellette | Gaffer |